….throws weight behind women farmers for food production ….as NAWE seeks collaboration with Agric Ministry By Gabriel Ewepu, Abuja AHEAD of 2023 planting season, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, has ordered supply of farm inputs and technical support to Nigeria Association of Women Entrepreneurs, NAWE, on boosting food production and […]

Àhead of the inauguration in June 2023 of the 10th National Assembly, the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commenced moves to ensure that those who would provide leadership in the National Assembly were chosen not only to consolidate on the gains of democracy but also pacify geopolitical regions that might have felt the pains of losing the Presidential election. 

…raises alarm over plot to destabilize Abia state …advises INEC chairman to caution staff against corruption By Ezra Ukanwa ABUJA—AHEAD of the 2023 gubernatorial election, indigenes of Abia State, on Thursday, expressed disappointment over alleged snail pace development of the state under the watch of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, stating that Abians will not […]

Railway terminus: Affected Oyo church condemns hardship, seeks redress from FG

By Evelyn Usman A coalition of  Afenifere , Arewa and Ohaneze youths have thrown their weight behind the People’s Democratic Party’s governorship candidate, Dr. Abdul-Azeez  Adediran, popularly called Jandor, describing him as the most competent among other parties’ candidates . Speaking at a press conference in Ikeja area of Lagos yesterday, President of the  Afenifere […]

A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Thursday condemned in strong terms a statement credited to the outgoing British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, about the recent presidential and National Assembly democratic election in the country. Laing was recently quoted in media reports to have […]

…Adelabu should align with Makinde now, await his time to be gov A former governor of old Oyo State, Dr Omololu Olunloyo has described the administration of incumbent governor Seyi Makinde as excellent, calling on residents of the State to vote him in for a second term through Saturday’s governorship election. Olunloyo, who made this […]

By Dayo Johnson, Akure The National Universities Commission (NUC) has given full accreditation to Elizade University’s Nursing Science, Medical Laboratory Science and Cyber Security. Also fully accredited are Political Science and Sociology. This was contained in a statement signed by the institutions registrar , Omololu Adegbenro. Adegbenro said that this was contained in a letter […]

By Gabriel Ewepu, Abuja THE Minister of Water Resources Engr Suleiman Adamu, yesterday, explained why the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and the Federal Ministry of Education signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, on schoolWASH Programme for federal educational institutions across the country, which is to deliberately develop a joint initiative targeted at improving access […]

Residents of Cross River North Senatorial District, in Cross River State, have expressed worry over the massive deployment of men of the Nigeria Police Force in the area, barely 24 hours to the governorship and state Assembly elections. According to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the state, the move is part of a grand […]